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If you know, why use the word "maybe"?

Nothing to do with equality per se. It is more to do with the unknown, taxes are allocated to the fare at time of booking, passport information is not. Most countries put tourist tax on accommodation, Thailand may end up the same way.

Extension of the licence[edit] Full driving licence may be extended once its validity is less than 6 months.[17] Probationary licence holders may upgrade their licence once they have held the licence for at least one year. Previously, a full licence may be extended once its validity is 90 days or less, while a probationary licence can be exchanged for a full licence if it is valid for 60 days or less. Regardless of timeframe, the driver must pass a physical test again in order to be able to hold a further licence. If the licence has expired for less than a year, the process remains the same. If, however, the licence has expired for more than 1 but less than 3 years, the holder must attend the lecture and pass the theory test. Complete test is needed if the licence has expired for 3 years or more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_licence_in_Thailand

It is a 2 year probationary license, not a full licence

I know this company is Bangkok rather than CM but they have a good selection. https://bpk.in.th/brick/ They supplied the bricks for the external walls of my house and the quality is quite good.

Been a couple of times, got one of the biggest buffet places I have ever seen. Friends took us so no idea where it was or called.

Yes there is but I wouldn't recommend it. When we went on the one from Nong Khai to Vientiane I had to plead with the woman on the bus to wait for my wife and her niece, they had gone through on day pass and there was huge queue, The woman from the bus spoke to security and took me back into immigration to find them, she pulled them out of the queue and took them to the desk. When we got back to the bus our bags were out on the side, picked them up and got back on the bus. If you get held up at all the bus will leave without you. It would be safer to get the bus from Vientiane to the bridge, cross the bridge and then get a minibus, all depends on how busy things are.

Going to Laos is a good idea. If you do it again you should try Luang Prabang, beautiful town. I went in Jan, had 3 days in LP and caught the high speed train to Vientiane, came across the bridge. I don't know why you would think a land border is safer, probably the opposite. You also need to do a TM6 at a land border, another excuse for them to challenge you. I was questioned coming across the bridge and I was on marriage extension re-entry permit. The IO asked me where I was going and where was my wife, I said behind you waiting on me, grunted and stamped the passport. At the end of the day it is luck of the draw.

Cheers, may come back that way next time up there. Last time we just went back towards Phitsanulok and down the No 11.

He is talking about the UK. Most houses have both hot and cold water supplies and quite common on a shower to have a mixer valve which I think is the case here. They normally have a button to prevent inadvertent movement and it is possible the button is a bit stuck and not being depressed enough. As suggested taking the valve cover off would be good first move.

I have been with TP link almost from when they first started with phones, had a C5 initially and changed to an X9 when the android version became a bit of a problem. I have found them reliable and good value for money, My Neffos X9 was less than 4K on Lazada. It is 3GB/32GB dual sim, second sim can be an SD card. Maybe worth a look. https://www.neffos.com/en/product

Why not think about getting off at Phitsanulok and driving over to Khon Kaen, get the train from there to Bangkok. The route 12 takes you through the Khao Kho area and well worth a couple of days stopover on route, the mountains are quite spectacular, reminded me on Scotland. https://guide2thailand.com/phu-thap-buek-mountain/ https://www.thainationalparks.com/khao-kho-national-park#:~:text=Khao Khao Summit&text=The highest point at Khao,ends from%2Fat road 2196.

E-visas in the UK are fairly quick, my Non O took 3 days and there have been many similar reports as indicated above, 2-3 weeks beforehand would be reasonable. If this is your first time you can start making preparations as soon as you want. You need to open an account which can be done anytime. Once you have an account you can start an application to get a feel for what is required, if the application is not submitted it will be removed from the system in a couple of weeks. You will be asked about travel arrangements on the application and if you have a visa the question of onward travel should not arise. That would only normally arise for those travelling visa exempt.

Obviously context is not your strong point. If China was the biggest user of everything that wouldn't mean there wasn't enough demand to warrant production in other countries. Tell us, how many countries have enough domestic demand to warrant aircraft production, how the China Airbus factory came about in the first place. There are only 6 Airbus factories worldwide and 3 of them are in the EU, plus US, Canada and China.

Each embassy should have their own guidance, for Brits it can be found here. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/what-to-do-after-a-british-person-dies-in-thailand

The OP is talking about getting a visa to enter based on dependency rather than an extension. You both entered Non O and he seems to think that is a problem. "Getting a Non-O in the US requires health insurance she neither needs nor can get due to age. So I've begun to think that a dependent visa based on my Retirement extension might be a good move." Not sure he has that right, I am fairly sure the health insurance requirement was dropped on all visas 1st July 2022 other than the long term OA/OX. There was a popup on the Evisa website which has now scrolled off the bottom but the text on the website may not have altered.

I also have both and as you say no problems. There must be some limitations on transactions but you can have both open at the same time. Only yesterday I was in the online banking and made a payment by card which I approved on the app, Yes the app is certainly a much better option than the mini keypad. Fortunately I was in the UK when the battery went for the second time on my keypad. First time the lady in the branch set up the new one but on the second I was just handed a pack. When I got back to my son's and opened it, there was no instructions. My son said why mess about with that and showed me how he got the login code. I am not a fan of phone apps but took it on board and never looked back.

Why? it is a recognised arrangement, they need photo ID and a letter of authorisation.

The letter was supposed to be confirmation that you hadn't obtained your new passport from Khaosan Road, but a lot of IOs never bothered. When I did mine the IO never even looked at it, just threw it back. If you enter the country on a new passport no confirmation would be required.

Some years ago I had an interview with HSBC on this issue. The first point is discretional on the local manager. Mine was allowed on the basis that the account was active and where pension was paid. I was advised that coud change in the future. On the second point I was told they would not send cards to Thailand. I was told i would have to collect it from the branch and end of last year that was a real pain. It was supposed to be Sheffield branch but when my son went to collect it, they didn't have it, turned out it had been sent to Chesterfield. They were told to hang on to it but when my son went they had sent it to Sheffield. Did get it on 3rd attempt and HSBC gave me £100 for the inconvenience.

Typical falang mentality, think they are so important. roland_berger_the_second_national_tourism_development_plan_2017_2021.pdf

There is no need for anything in the cavity, but it does help, although i didn't bother here in Thailand. Fairly recently when they started putting insulation in the cavity in the UK, normally rockwool. The house I had I got a grant to have foam injected into the cavity.

Of course they do. I think it was back in 2012 that TAT took the decision to move the focus of their marketing from the west to the east, in particular India and China.

Insulated walls and a more robust construction. Common practice in cooler climates. Generally speaking in warmer climates they do not see the need and don't want the expense. Really beneficial in the warmer weather.

I have been going back and fore from the UK for touching 25 years, must be over 40 trips now with a multitude of airlines, EVA a few times, and can't ever remember not being checked quite thoroughly. Different localities may well be less thorough. I was denied boarding one time for being 2 weeks short of 6 months on my passport. I asked for a supervisor and she said only option was to phone Thai immigration in Bangkok. I was only going for 3 weeks and they agreed to boarding if the airline could confirm it was a return ticket, not sure how a throwaway would have worked in that situation.